Day 2 Cape Town: Visit Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden with an expert guide on a tour exclusively designed for our groups – the garden has been named one of the top gardens in the world by National Geographic Traveler magazine. Continue on to explore vibrant Cape Town and Cape Point, with a visit to the penguins at Boulders Beach.
Included Activities:
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens Guided Tour
Guided Cape Town Orientation Tour and Excursion to Cape Point
Transport:
Private Vehicle

Day 3

Cape Town, South Africa

None

Breakfast

Day 3 Cape Town: There is something for everyone in Cape Town. Visit Table Mountain, walk the V&A Waterfront or embark on a wine tour in and around Stellenbosch. For the adventurous, opt to go skydiving, abseiling, or, if you're really brave, cage diving for a close encounter with a great white shark. Wander through the city centre, which has some of the oldest buildings and gardens in South Africa. Check out the Cultural Historical Museum, Planetarium, and many other museums and theatres.
Additional Notes:
If you are interested in visiting Robben Island - you must book it directly with the museum on their website prior to travel: http://www.robben-island.org.za Due to high demand, it is common that this tour can be sold out over one month in advance.

Day 4

Cape Town, South Africa

None

Breakfast, Dinner

Day 4 Cape Town/Johannesburg: Fly to Johannesburg and transfer to the hotel. Meet your CEO and enjoy a traditional South African “braai” (barbecue) welcome dinner in the evening.
Transport:
Plane

Day 5

Johannesburg, South Africa

None

Breakfast, Dinner

Day 5 Johannesburg/Kruger National Park: Enjoy a full day scenic drive along the famed Panorama Route with stops at Blyde River Canyon, Bourke's Luck Potholes, and God's Window. Continue to our tented camp located just outside Kruger National Park and this evening enjoy a delicious South African dinner on the deck or in the boma.
Additional Notes:
Today is a very long driving day; however, we will make many stops along the way at sites along the Panorama Route.
Included Activities:
Panorama Route Scenic Drive
Transport:
Private Vehicle

Day 6

Kruger National Park, South Africa

None

Breakfast

Day 6 Kruger National Park: At over 19,000 sq km (7,500 sq mi), South Africa’s Kruger National Park is one of the largest and most impressive animal reserves in the world. With 147 species, Kruger has more species of large mammals than any other park on the continent.
Included Activities:
Kruger National Park Open Vehicle Wildlife Safari Drive - Half day
Transport:
Safari vehicle

Day 7

Kruger National Park, South Africa

None

Breakfast, Dinner

Day 7 Kruger National Park/Karongwe Private Game Reserve: For the next two days, enjoy ranger-led morning and evening wildlife safari drives in an open safari vehicle in Karongwe Nature Reserve. Search for buffaloes, elephants, leopards, lions, and rhinos – Africa's famed Big Five. With over 9,000 hectares (22,240 acres) of supreme African bushveld, Karongwe Private Game Reserve is home to many creatures, and our safari drives provide several opportunities for wildlife viewing.
We use various accommodations within the reserve (the location is based on availability). During your time here, you will either stay in lodge rooms or very comfortable permanent tents (both of equal quality and with similar amenities).
Additional Notes:
Wildlife safari drives are conducted with qualified wildlife rangers and Shangaan trackers who will share their vast experience of the African bush.
On some occasions, if space is unavailable, we may need to change accommodations or even use a different private reserve. In such a case, be assured we will choose other lodges or comfort camps (of equal quality) within the Greater Kruger area.
Included Activities:
Carnivore Conservation Experience
Transport:
Private Vehicle

Day 8

Karongwe Private Game Reserve

None

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8 Karongwe Private Game Reserve: Wake up before the sun (around 5am) and sip your morning coffee before heading out on a morning wildlife safari drive. Return to the lodge for brunch and some leisure time. Converse on the deck, walk the grounds and gardens, and enjoy high tea. Following tea, it's time for a late afternoon safari drive. After spotting tons of wildlife, it’s time to return to camp and freshen up before dinner.
Included Activities:
Karongwe Private Reserve Open Vehicle Wildlife Safari Drive

Day 9

Karongwe Private Game Reserve/Johannesburg

None

Breakfast, Dinner

Day 9 Karongwe Private Game Reserve/Johannesburg: After one last safari wildlife safari drive, head back to the city. In the evening, enjoy dinner at our local guest house.
Included Activities:
Karongwe Private Reserve Open Vehicle Wildlife Safari Drive
Transport:
Private Vehicle

Day 10

Johannesburg, South Africa

None

Breakfast

Day 10 Johannesburg/Windhoek: Fly to Windhoek and transfer to the hotel. Free time to explore Windhoek in the afternoon and then meet your CEO and the rest of the group in the evening.
Transport:
Plane

Day 11

Windhoek, Namibia

None

Breakfast, Dinner

Day 11 Windhoek/Sesriem: Enjoy postcard perfect desert scenery around Sesriem and Sossusvlei - vast desertscapes of reds and orange, stark camel thorn trees and towering dunes with dramatic curved ridges. Also keep an eye out for the surprising amount of wildlife that call this area home such as oryx, springbok, jackal, ground squirrel and hyena.
Transport:
Private Vehicle

Day 12

Sesriem

None

Breakfast, Dinner

Day 12 Sesriem: Embark on a scenic excursion into the national park to explore the Namib Desert. Visit Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, clay pans covered in a crust of salt-rich sand surrounded by burnt orange and red towering dunes; considered one of the most stunning desert landscapes in Africa. After visit Sesriem Canyon, a natural gorge carved out by the Tsauchab River.
Included Activities:
Sesriem Canyon Visit
Sossusvlei Dunes Visit
Transport:
Private Vehicle
4x4

Day 13

Sesriem/Swakopmund

None

Breakfast, Lunch

Day 13 Sesriem/Swakopmund: Continue through changing desert landscapes, keeping an eye out for ?free-roaming zebra, kudu, springbok and oryx. ??Stop in the quirky town of Solitaire for a break before heading out into the countryside. Here we meet a local to this remote region who takes us on a drive and talks about the survival strategies of ancient and modern Bushmen who live in the area. We also search out the smaller animal life who manage to survive in these harsh conditions such as snakes, geckos, spiders and insects and learn how they have adapted to this arid region. After, continue to Swakopmund on the Atlantic coast.
Included Activities:
Living Desert Tour
Transport:
Private Vehicle

Day 14

Swakopmund, Namibia

None

Breakfast, Dinner

Day 14 Swakopmund: Explore the town's unique mix of German and African culture and opt to visit curio shops, the museum and restaurants. Optional activities include sandboarding, quad biking, or if you're feeling brave, skydiving.
Included Activities:
Mondesa Township Walk

Day 15

Swakopmund, Namibia

None

Breakfast, Dinner

Day 15 Swakopmund/Twyfelfontein: Continue on to Twyfelfontein where we visit the ancient petroglyphs which were named Namibia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site is thought to hold the largest concentrations of Bushman engravings in Africa, with over 2500 figures, ranging from 2000-5000 years old.
Included Activities:
Prehistoric Rock Engravings Guided Tour
Transport:
Private Vehicle

Day 16

Twyfelfontein/Etosha National Park

None

Breakfast

Day 16 Twyfelfontein/Etosha National Park: After the vast desert, Etosha National Park, offers a contrast of wide open grasslands, a massive pan that covers 4731km² and tall camel thorn trees intermixed with Mopani trees. Combined with the vast amount of natural waterholes with this diverse vegetation, wildlife flock to the park. Some of the largest elephants in Africa can be found in areas of thicker vegetation, as well as leopard and the critically endangered black rhino. Lions, giraffe, ostrich and heard animals the grasslands, while birders will love the salt pans which attract flamingos in the rainy season. More than 340 bird species have been counted in Etosha National Park including the European bee-eater, the kori bustard and numerous migratory birds.
Additional Notes:
Etosha is a very popular park with limited accommodation. While we aim to secure lodging inside the park, on some departures we will stay at lodges adjacent to the park (the park is unfenced allowing the animals to roam freely throughout the area) which still provides access to all safari activities and wildlife.
Included Activities:
Visit Petrified Forest national monument
Etosha Open Vehicle Wildlife Safari Drive
Transport:
Private Vehicle

Day 17

Etosha National Park, Namibia

None

Breakfast

Day 17 Etosha National Park: Early this morning, embark on a sunrise wildlife safari drive in an open vehicle with a local guide through the park. There is abundant wildlife that congregate around the waterholes, so keep your cameras at the ready for elephants, lions, endangered black rhinos, and even leopards. The remainder of the day is free to relax at our lodge, take a swim or join our CEO for a drive. Our lodge is perfectly situated, so sit back with a sundowner, and enjoy the sunset over the park. This afternoon or evening, opt to take another open vehicle safari drive.
Included Activities:
Etosha Open Vehicle Wildlife Safari Drive

Day 18

Etosha National Park, Namibia

None

Breakfast, Lunch

Day 18 Etosha National Park/Windhoek: After breakfast, visit the Cheetah Conservation Fund, a global field research and education facility founded by Dr. Laurie Marker whose research has been supported by National Geographic. Tour the facility to learn about the important research, conservation, and community outreach work they do as one of the world’s leading organizations dedicated to saving the cheetah in the wild. Meet with a researcher for a lecture to learn about the various projects in the works, then enjoy a cheetah drive to view some of these amazing creatures up close. After, enjoy lunch on the veranda overlooking the magnificent Waterberg Plateau. Continue on to Windhoek for our final evening.
Included Activities:
Cheetah Conservation Experience
Transport:
Private Vehicle

Day 19

Windhoek, Namibia

None

Breakfast, Dinner

Day 19 Windhoek/Victoria Falls: The mist off Victoria Falls can rise to a height of more than 400m (1312 ft). Local tribes used to call the falls Mosi-o-Tunya or “the smoke that thunders.” Explorer and missionary David Livingstone renamed the falls after Queen Victoria when he first saw them in 1855.
Included Activities:
Zimbabwean Family Dinner
Transport:
Plane

Day 20

Victoria Falls, Zambia

None

Breakfast

Day 20 Victoria Falls: Enjoy a morning tour of the beautiful Victoria Falls, then the rest of the day is free to explore the area. Take part in a river safari, cultural tours, whitewater rafting, canoeing, or a helicopter ride over the falls. Opt to take a day trip to the wildlife haven of Chobe National Park.
Additional Notes:
If you have an activity planned for this morning, we will reschedule your Falls tour for this afternoon, or tomorrow morning.
Included Activities:
Victoria Falls Guided Tour

Day 21

Victoria Falls, Zambia

None

Breakfast

Day 21 Victoria Falls: Depart at any time.
Included Activities:
Departure Day (Activities)

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Embark on three weeks of discovery amid some of sub-Saharan Africa's most amazing attractions. Scan the landscapes of Kruger National Park for elephants and big cats, take in the otherworldly desertscapes of Namibia, and feel the power of Victoria Falls with all your senses. The wonders of Africa don’t get much closer than this.

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